Cape Disappointment

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cape geographic feature headland

Cape Disappointment is a rugged headland on the Pacific coast of Washington State, known for its historic lighthouse, treacherous waters at the mouth of the Columbia River, and role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Cape Disappointment State Park	6
Cape Disappointment canonical	1
Cape Disappointment Light	1
Fort Cape Disappointment	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cape ⓘ geographic feature ⓘ headland ⓘ
formsPartOf	Long Beach Peninsula ⓘ
hasClimate	marine west coast climate ⓘ
hasCoordinateLatitude	46.278 ⓘ
hasCoordinateLongitude	-124.053 ⓘ
hasFeature	dense coastal forest ⓘ rocky shoreline ⓘ steep cliffs ⓘ
hasFormerInstallation	Fort Canby ⓘ
hasHighestElevation	about 255 feet ⓘ
hasLighthouse	Cape Disappointment self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cape Disappointment Light North Head Light ⓘ
hasMilitaryHistory	site of former coastal defense installations ⓘ
hasNameOrigin	named by British fur trader John Meares ⓘ
hasNearbyMuseum	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park ⓘ surface form: Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center
hasNearbySettlement	Ilwaco, Washington ⓘ
hasNickname	Graveyard of the Pacific ⓘ surface form: Graveyard of the Pacific (regionally, due to shipwrecks)
hasViewOf	Columbia River ⓘ Long Beach Peninsula ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ
isKnownAs	one of the most dangerous river bars in the world (via Columbia River Bar) ⓘ
isKnownFor	historic lighthouse ⓘ role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ rugged headland ⓘ treacherous waters ⓘ
isManagedBy	Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ
isNear	Columbia River Bar ⓘ
isPartOf	Cape Disappointment self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cape Disappointment State Park
isProtectedAreaWithin	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park ⓘ surface form: Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (component unit via state park)
isWithin	Cape Disappointment self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cape Disappointment State Park
locatedIn	Pacific County, Washington ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Washington ⓘ surface form: Washington State
locatedNear	mouth of the Columbia River ⓘ
locatedOn	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
nameReason	Meares’s disappointment at failing to find the Columbia River ⓘ
supportsActivity	birdwatching ⓘ hiking ⓘ lighthouse viewing ⓘ storm watching ⓘ
wasNamedInYear	1788 ⓘ
wasReachedBy	Meriwether Lewis ⓘ William Clark ⓘ
wasReachedInYear	1805 ⓘ
wasVisitedBy	Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ